Introduction

The
new inspiring movie
Rust is available on DVD. This
film has all the elements of a great mystery with a helping of faith. The
story keeps viewers on the edge of their seat just waiting to see how it all
turns out. The story behind the movie, the choice of location, and the cast
could in itself be an award winning movie. The excitement of both the movie
and the story behind the movie will leave you with a sense of hope.

Storyline

Rust was written by actor Corbin Bernsen, (LA Law, Major
League). It is the story of a middle aged pastor that leaves his calling
and returns to his hometown to ponder his life and his faith in Godís plan
for his life. It was not quite the return he had hoped for; his father was
not too welcoming, his sister was struggling in her marriage, and his
childhood friend was being blamed for a mysterious fire. This man must now
decide to follow his gut feeling that his friend is innocent and fight to
clear him or just worry about his own problems. Not wanting to give too
much away, by the choice he makes and how it all unfolds is outstanding.

Behind the story

About the author

Dana Chaffin is a Christian freelance writer who
has published many articles on sites like: faithwriters.com,
christianmediaalliance.com, and extantmagazine.com. Passionate about
Christian film, her desire is to get the word out about Christian movies
to as many people as possible. More...

Rich Deem, editor

The story of the film developed as Corbin Bernsen examined his own faith
after the passing of his father. In an interview with CBN Corbin says "We
donít know what the plan is (speaking of Godís plan). We just have to have
faith in the plan." Bernsen has been acting for many years and has even
started a movie production company called Team Cherokee Productions, but
writing and/or producing Faith films was not something he ever really
planned. It all started because of a red paper clip. That is right and I
will show you! In 2005, Kyle MacDonald began bartering his way from a
single red paper clip to eventually a house. You can see all the trade
information and the story of Kyle MacDonald at
www.oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com, which has had over 9 million visitors
since July 2005. He made several trades that included a snowmobile, a van,
a recording contract, an afternoon with Alice Cooper, and more. Bernsen
heard about all the media attention this was getting and decided to offer a
role in a Hollywood movie. At the time Bernsen did not have any movie
plans, but he worked fast and came up with a movie called Donna on Demand.
MacDonald secured a trade with the small Canadian town of Kipling for the
movie role and they would trade a city owned two-story house. He had done
it, in less than one year MacDonald had traded from a red paper clip to a
house. The city of Kipling was excited because they made a trade that one
of their citizens would get a role in a Hollywood movie produced by Corbin
Bernsen. Bernsen thought this person would get a line or two to satisfy the
agreement, but he never imagined the talent he would find. Nolan Hubbard
eventually won the role. Kipling held auditions and 150 people from the
1,000 population showed up to audition. Bernsen was so impressed with
Hubbard that he was cast as a lead in Corbinís third film
Rust. The town of
Kipling wanted to do another movie with Bernsen so much that the town raised
over $230,000 to fund the movie. Not only was
Rust shot in Kipling, but
most of the actors were from there or surrounding communities. See, it
really did all start with one red paper clip!

Conclusion

Rust may not have started out as a faith based film, but once God got
involved it sure turned out that way. It is amazing to see how all this
came together. The story is one of hope and restoration, but the story
behind the movie is an example of faith. Learn more about the movie at
www.rustmovie.com. Also on the
website is a great study guide.